I work at Dry Creek and now that it is Xmas week I thought it might be a good time to ride to work with reduced chance of being killed on the predominant truck routes around this area. I'll be heading along Lower Portrush then onto Hampstead rd. I need to eventually get to Cavan rd and I'm trying to decide the best way to get there.

Right now I'm thinking of staying on Hampstead, going over Grand Junction onto Bridge Rd then left onto Montague Rd and ride that all the way to Cavan Rd. Much longer trip, but it avoids the death trap of Grand Junction/Main Nth/Pt Wakefield Rd intersection. I could also go down Regency rd and right onto Churchill rd...

I've been riding cross town north /south to Wingfield a bit lately. I found Churchill-Cavan-north churchill-trainline to be best way in. I also have used MN rd but too many peeps fail a t junction etiquette i find. i ride fixed. If i'm going against peak hour i get a lot less angst.I'm studying next year at UniSA at Mawson lakes so will be keen to read others thoughts on this.

one thing I have found riding on roads frequented by trucks and comercial vehicles is the amount of debris on the road. My friend and I rode in and around the Northern area for a while but the puncture and tyre damage and thus rim damage got to a point of costing too much time and money. (change of jobs and work also helped)

TdF 2011: as Cadel Evans crosses the finish at Alpe-d’Huez: "I reckon tonight in hindsight he may have won the Tour de France tomorrow." The man Phil Ligget !!!

jeez...it's like Edward Scissorhands in there isn't it? Nice short cut.A lady cyclist in Campus Central office mentioned a dirt/gravel way in from south. I had a bit of a look on Google maps but can't see any obvious ones. Any one?Cycleinstead website recommends heading cross town to frome st.,through north adelaide/walkerville/galway tce/bridge road...

If you're coming from the eastern side of town then the bike path past the velodrome might be worth a look. I found the bike lanes on Main North road (north of Gepps Cross) to be pretty good heading south because the traffic was never moving very fast.

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